Man targeted in Shifa Restaurant shooting arrested

Posted Feb 3, 2016 11:59:46 PM.

Last Updated Feb 4, 2016 08:56:16 AM.

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OTTAWA – Ottawa Police have arrested a man they believe was the intended target of a deadly shooting at Shifa Restaurant on Sunday.

The 29-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, along with six other people, in raids that took place in the west end.

A 12-gauge shotgun was seized and more than 30 firearms charges have been laid.

On Sunday, Marwan Arab, 20, was shot dead at the Shifa Restaurant on Cobden Road.

22-year-old Ayyub Arab also suffered serious gunshot wounds and remains in hospital in stable condition.

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